BadFish's REEFER Madness

[Badfish]

Hello, Here are some pics of my two 2g Fluval Spec, Pico Reef tanks I have had them up since Jan & March of 2011. They are my first attempts at Reef tanks and "nano" tanks.
I custom built the hoods my self, one it has 2x 6" 10w CF coralife 50/50, and a LED actinic/moon.
The other has 5x 3w Cree LEDs; 2x White, 2x R.Blue, & 1x UV
I am doing this log for two reason; one is to see if the difference from LEDs and CF lights in both color and growth. And the second is more personal, because someone told me I couldn't keep anything saltwater in this small of a tank, let alone a reef.
Both the tanks have no fish only inverts.

CF Tank stock list:
2lbs of live rock
1 Sexy Shrimp
1 Pom Pom Crab
1 anemone Porcelain Crab
3 Hermits
4 Snails
9 Assorted Shrooms
1 Kenya tree
4 Button Poylps
1 Zoa Colony
1 Giant Green Duncan

Last up date 4/27/11
http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n596/badfishofbabylon/CF%20tank/13.jpg

LED Tank stock list:
2lbs of live rock
1 Harlequin Shrimp
1 Arrow Crab
2 Hermits
3 Snails
2 Ric. Shroom
1 Hammer Coral
1 Trumpet Coral
1 Horn Coral
2 Zoa Colonies (I'm not sure what kind)

Last up date 4/27/11
http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n596/badfishofbabylon/LED%20tank/LED4-27-11.jpg
Feel free to comment!

[Badfish]

here is are FTS.

http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n596/badfishofbabylon/CF%20tank/FTS3-9-11.jpg

http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n596/badfishofbabylon/LED%20tank/IMG_0762.jpg

[Heidi]

That is a beautiful little pico! I tried to win one of those at a swap this past weekend, with no success. Makes me want to just buy one now! Love it when the 2 gallon tanks looks way bigger then it is, awesome!!

[jimsflies]

Yeah...that is a sweet pico. One of the best I can recall seeing.

After you showed your photos to me at the GRMAS swap, I bought more raffle tickets to try to win the same tank they had in the raffle...with no success. :(

[Badfish]

Thanks Jim.
I love that everytime anyone sees these tanks they tell me how much they want one. It lets me know that I'm on the right track.

[MizTanks]

Sweet sweet sweet!

[Sir Patrick]

That is a very cool little tank!!!

[Badfish]

Here are soom moonlight shoots of the CF tank.

http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n596/badfishofbabylon/CF%20tank/3-28-11.jpg

I love this Yuma!
http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n596/badfishofbabylon/CF%20tank/8.jpg

Sexy shrimp
http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n596/badfishofbabylon/CF%20tank/6.jpg

Duncan
http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n596/badfishofbabylon/CF%20tank/NewImage.jpg

[Badfish]

Here are a few more pics of the CF tank.

Left
http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n596/badfishofbabylon/CF%20tank/IMG_0751.jpg

Front
http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n596/badfishofbabylon/CF%20tank/IMG_0750.jpg

Right
http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n596/badfishofbabylon/CF%20tank/IMG_0752.jpg

This Yuma changes color through out the day
http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n596/badfishofbabylon/CF%20tank/NewImage9.jpg

Pom Pom
http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n596/badfishofbabylon/CF%20tank/pom.jpg

What's up?
http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n596/badfishofbabylon/CF%20tank/por.jpg

[Badfish]

Here is a few pics of all the new growth happening in my CF tank. I was surprised at how much this thank has been growing. Especially when you think that there is only a small built in overflow with carbon and bio-balls and I don't dose anything, all just water changes. Sorry the quality isn't great my only camera is on my phone.

when I got these button polyps there was only two of them, now there are 7
http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n596/badfishofbabylon/CF%20tank/IMG_0656.jpg

Green Fluorescent Mushroom has split
http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n596/badfishofbabylon/CF%20tank/IMG_0654.jpg

The shrooms and green star are grwing in nicely
http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n596/badfishofbabylon/CF%20tank/IMG_0658.jpg

These polyps just showed up one day, I have no idea where them came from. Hitchhikers I guess.
http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n596/badfishofbabylon/CF%20tank/IMG_0661.jpg

Another Mushroom that is splitting
http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n596/badfishofbabylon/CF%20tank/IMG_0669.jpg

[redemer123]

your doing so great in a 2g tank. think if the possibilities if you started a 20g or a 200g! :)

[Badfish]

haha thanks, I am in the middle of buying a house and should be in it by mid May so after that I should have my bigger tank up.

[Badfish]

The Harlequin in the LED tank is doing great, I was afraid about what I was going to feed him. I planned on keeping a few C.chip stars in an extra tank and just cycle through their legs as they re-grow them. But the star didn't make it too long after the leg was cut off. So now I just feed him asterina stars from a LFS, and freeze the C.chip legs and throw one in every few weeks.
http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n596/badfishofbabylon/LED%20tank/IMG_0764.jpg
http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n596/badfishofbabylon/LED%20tank/IMG_0745.jpg

The Porcelain in my CF tank found a new hiding spot
http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n596/badfishofbabylon/CF%20tank/IMG_0776.jpg

[Badfish]

SO I have been taking a Pic of the CF tank about every 2 weeks or so, I put this "slide show" together and think its worth sharing. The first Pic is from Jan 14 2011 and the last one was take on April 10 2011

http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n596/badfishofbabylon/CF%20tank/1.jpghttp://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n596/badfishofbabylon/CF%20tank/2.jpghttp://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n596/badfishofbabylon/CF%20tank/3.jpghttp://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n596/badfishofbabylon/CF%20tank/4.jpghttp://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n596/badfishofbabylon/CF%20tank/5.jpg
http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n596/badfishofbabylon/CF%20tank/6-1.jpghttp://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n596/badfishofbabylon/CF%20tank/7.jpghttp://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n596/badfishofbabylon/CF%20tank/8-1.jpghttp://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n596/badfishofbabylon/CF%20tank/9.jpghttp://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n596/badfishofbabylon/CF%20tank/10.jpg
http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n596/badfishofbabylon/CF%20tank/11.jpg http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n596/badfishofbabylon/CF%20tank/12.jpg

[Mr. Microscope]

Wow! Beautiful tank! It's great to see another pico here on CR. Good luck with the harly.

[Badfish]

Thanks, I just hope the other pico turns out like this one did

[Captain]

Great looking pico! Gonna have to look out for badfish when I do a tiny tank!

[Badfish]

Eye Candy. Sorry the quality isn't the best, using my phone
http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n596/badfishofbabylon/CF%20tank/IMG_0740.jpg
http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n596/badfishofbabylon/LED%20tank/IMG_0742.jpg
http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n596/badfishofbabylon/CF%20tank/Duncan2.jpg
http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n596/badfishofbabylon/CF%20tank/Porcelian.jpg
http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n596/badfishofbabylon/CF%20tank/IMG_0663.jpg
http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n596/badfishofbabylon/CF%20tank/Under.jpg

[Heidi]

Beautiful pictures, from a phone regardless, still eye candy to me! :) This thread makes not just me but all my kids too want this tank might have to do one like this eventually, seems like a great thing to put on the counter in the kitchen.
Heidi

[Corvette Reefer]

nice tank! what is that blue thingy called that looks like some lobster looks awesome!! and thats a cool giant Duncan! :)

---------- Post added at 09:27 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:25 PM ----------

Nice tank! whats that blue thingy that looks like a lobster? and awesome duncan! never seen one that big befor i like it! great job! :)

[Badfish]

Thanks, that is a female Harlequin shrimp, they are awesome little shrimp to watch and I had wanted one forever. They only eat starfish so I have to make sure I throw a few in every day or so. Yeah that Duncan looks huge in the pic but its not really that big. It's only a 2.5 gal pico so everything looks big in it! It is starting to bud another head though.

[capbbw]

Badfish, thanks! nice tank!

[Badfish]

Here is some updates on growth and new additions

The new head forming on the Duncan is getting bigger.
http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n596/badfishofbabylon/CF%20tank/IMG_0847.jpg
This awesome Yuma that I love is splitting, so I'm pumped about this one
http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n596/badfishofbabylon/CF%20tank/IMG_0848.jpg
The big purple one up front split on to this shell, so I put it in my other pico
http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n596/badfishofbabylon/CF%20tank/Shroomsplit.jpg

I also added an arrow crab and a horn coral frag to the LED Pico
http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n596/badfishofbabylon/LED%20tank/LED4-27-11.jpg
You can see the first shroom that split from the green fluorescent one that was added to this tank about a month ago is starting to get its color
http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n596/badfishofbabylon/LED%20tank/IMG_0854.jpg

I am still playing with the light in the LED tank, because I keep frying my purple zoas. I have the whites turned almost all the way off and the blue are only about 10%. These light are super powerful on this little tank, I'm just going to have to watch the corals closely. The Horn coral is my first Sps Frag in the Picos so I'm excited to see if the tank can support an Sps coral, I'm a little skeptical myself.

As for the CF tank its growing like crazy I think very coral in the tank has or is in the process of multiplying / splitting. This might not be a big deal to most; but I am blown away these little tanks can support all of this growth, they are basically stock besides the Lights and I add no sups to the water

[MizTanks]

Definitely have great growth. I love Duncans!!

[Badfish]

I finally moved in to my new house about a week ago, I have been staying with my brother while my wife and I found a place to live. So I have been super busy moving, unpacking, and getting settled in, but here is an updates on the tank that I have been meaning to post.

http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n596/badfishofbabylon/CF%20tank/14.jpg

[Badfish]

The Green lavender shroom was getting too big so I moved it to the bottom left side of the tank. This little tank is quickly starting to get out grown, at least it

[Badfish]

Here is a scary pic of when I had to move both the tanks to the new house

[MizTanks]

Here is a scary pic of when I had to move both the tanks to the new house

That's beyond scary! Lol.

[Badfish]

Here are some pics of the LED tank a few days after the move. Everything is looking healthy and fully open in both tanks, so the move seemed not too stressful on either. We did lose the porcelain crab how ever....
http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n596/badfishofbabylon/LED%20tank/IMG_0921.jpg

http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n596/badfishofbabylon/LED%20tank/IMG_0895.jpg

This is an awesome Zoa I got about 2 weeks ago, don't know the name of it though. Anyone know it?
http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n596/badfishofbabylon/LED%20tank/IMG_0867.jpg
http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n596/badfishofbabylon/LED%20tank/IMG_0931.jpg


Right after I snapped this the Pom pom grabbed him and carried him off to his secret hideout.
http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n596/badfishofbabylon/CF%20tank/IMG_0912.jpg

You're filter feeding with the angles now little buddy....
http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n596/badfishofbabylon/random/RIP.jpg

[MizTanks]

Sorry for your loss-RIP Mr. Crab

[Badfish]

Its been a while since the last update, everything made it after the move. (Aside from the porcelain crab)
Pic of the CF tank, everything is still going like crazy.
http://media10.dropshots.com/photos/881776/20110619/210433.jpg (http://www.dropshots.com/badfish#date/2011-06-19/21:04:33)

Updates on the LED tank.

The Trumpet coral is glowing like Kryptonite , and growing another mouth. The Harlequin is doing great, he still gets his leg a week.
http://media10.dropshots.com/photos/881776/20110619/202657.jpg (http://www.dropshots.com/badfish#date/2011-06-19/20:26:57)

Shrooms from the other pico are getting bigger, and I finally got rid of the Majano on the Zoa rock.
http://media11.dropshots.com/photos/881776/20110619/202721.jpg (http://www.dropshots.com/badfish#date/2011-06-19/20:27:21)

Still not sure what kind of Zoa this is
http://media11.dropshots.com/photos/881776/20110619/202850.jpg (http://www.dropshots.com/badfish#date/2011-06-19/20:28:50)

And all of the Zoas I burnt when I was still fine tuning the LED power are getting their color back
http://media11.dropshots.com/photos/881776/20110619/203003.jpg (http://www.dropshots.com/badfish#date/2011-06-19/20:30:03)

The SPS, Acan, Ric and Hammer coral are all doing awesome as well, they just need to get them in the rimless soon. Over crowed.
http://media9.dropshots.com/photos/881776/20110619/202632.jpg (http://www.dropshots.com/badfish#date/2011-06-19/20:26:32)

[jimsflies]

Pat is this tank still up or did you tear it down and combine with your new build?

[Badfish]

Sadly Jim, the tanks are no more, they have been combined and placed in my rimless. It was bitter sweet, sad to see them go but it was awesome knowing that they were doing so well that they need more room to grow. Here is a few pic of the corals in their new home

The Duncan now was 3 heads, the blue mushroom has almost tripled in size, and the yuma has split 4 times.
http://media10.dropshots.com/photos/881776/20110913/164038.jpg

The burnt Zoas from the led pico have colored up amazingly, next to the is the upper rock from the CF tank with the GSP, and Shrooms
http://media9.dropshots.com/photos/881776/20110913/193509.jpg

http://media10.dropshots.com/photos/881776/20110913/163753.jpg

The sexy is very happy with all the new room so is the Pom-pom although I don't see her as much as I did,
but she found an aptasia as a surrogate pom-pom.


And Harley from the LED pico is now in King of my fuge,
as for the jerk arrow crab, he has gone missing, this is the last know Photo of him.
http://media9.dropshots.com/photos/881776/20110621/r90_162738.jpg
I bet you can guess what happened to him.


I still have the LED pico up with just water, LR, and some hermits so it will stay cycled. I plan on Putting it up in my office, So hopefully I'll have another build soon. Thanks for asking.

[larryandlaura]

Wow amazing pico! I say pico of the year.

[Badfish]

Bold statement Sir! But I thank you.